HC Deb 13 February 2001 vol 363 cc116-7W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many people have received help from the Powershift programme to convert their vehicles to run on alternative fuels in the last 12 months for which figures are available. [149741]

Mr. Hill

In the period 1 January 2000 to 31 December 2000, the Powershift programme offered grants towards the cost of converting 4,566 vehicles to run on alternative fuels. Of those recipients, 208 grants were to private individuals and 615 were private companies or public organisations.